Adopting/Raising The Male Lead and The Villain

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"I couldn't believe she had been putting up with this front for so long and been so manipulative..." snickered Zhong Chi. "Prepare some money for Xu Yunhui. She can take the money and take care of Xu Yushan and Xu Xing seeing as how he's my son after all. She won't get much more from me. I am still in my prime. I can have more sons if I want. Xu Xing had never stepped up to the plate, I doubt he would accomplish much in the future anyway."

"Yes, sir," replied Assistant Zhao.

Zhong Chi asked again, "Anything back from Miss?"

"Miss answered the call and said she'd take the next flight back."

That was when Zhong Chi finally started looking better.

"She hated me a few years ago. I was aware of that. Her personality was not like mine, nor her mother. She had always been blunt and straightforward. She always exploded when she was unhappy. And when she was happy, she also wore her emotions on her sleeves. If she is going to rush back, that means she still thinks of me as her father." Thinking about that, Zhong Chi frowned, "That being said, her straightforwardness is much better than Xu Yunhui and her daughter's acting and fakeness. At least I know I wouldn't be stabbed from behind."

Assistant Zhao chuckled uncomfortably and said, "You are right."

***

Zhong Yuhuan heard knocking on the door when she woke up.

She quickly opened the door and saw Lang Jinzhi and Secretary Cheng standing outside.

Lang Jinzhi was stunned a little when he saw her.

Zhong Yuhuan still had on her pink pajama. It had been bought by Secretary Cheng because she had forgotten to pack her pajamas. Lang Jinzhi frowned when he saw it at first. He couldn't appreciate that type of pajama.

But now that Zhong Yuhuan was wearing it; it exhibited completely different effects.

The pink pajama made her cheeks look even pink.

Her slender legs exposed under the hem made her look delicate and fragile.

Lang Jinzhi didn't even think about it before he quickly removed his suit jacket and put it over her. He then frowned and said, "How come you came and got the door in your pajamas?"

Zhong Yuhuan yawned sluggishly. Turning to walk back inside the room with the suit jacket over her, she said, "I didn't want to make cousin wait."

That finally shut Lang Jinzhi up.

After the three people were seated, Zhong Yuhuan poured out glasses of water, "New developments?"

Secretary Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, Ms. Xu will be doing it one more time, tomorrow morning."

"Oh, then I better head over soon," said Zhong Yuhuan as she stood up. "I need to go there tonight. Once it happened, she'd for sure try to barricade the hospital room, and I wouldn't be able to get inside."

"I'll go with you," said Lang Jinzhi immediately.

"Cousin has time?"

"I'll take tomorrow off."

".... Are you sure?"

Lang Jinzhi looked into Zhong Yuhuan's eyes and remained silent for a little bit.

Was he sure?

..... Yes.

Even though this would be the first time he has taken a day off since he started school and then work.

But the words "take tomorrow off" just rolled out of his mouth, just like that.

Lang Jinzhi thought about it for a second.

It should be alright for him to take a day off... After all, he had never taken a day off before now.

"Okay, thanks, Cousin," said Zhong Yuhuan as she pulled the suit jacket off of herself and handed it over to Lang Jinzhi. "Let me go change real quick then we can head over shortly."

Lang Jinzhi paused for a second before he took his suit jacket back from her. He didn't put it back on. He just nodded and walked away with Secretary Cheng.

Zhong Yuhuan quickly put on a dress that looked very cheerful before she walked out with her purse.

As there were usually a lot at the dinner table at the Lang's, Lang Jinzhi thought about it for a little bit before giving Chen Mingye a call and having him come over as cover up when they all went out to dinner together.